Pedro Hernandez

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, who took over in 2010 for Evan Williams during a major push to grow the social network’s advertising business, is stepping down from his position on July 1, the company announced today on its official Twitter accounts. “Dick Costolo to step down as CEO, will remain on Board, and Jack Dorsey […]

Microsoft snapped up BlueStripe Software, a provider of application management technology, for an undisclosed amount, the companies announced on June 10. The deal will help bolster Microsoft’s on-premises and cloud monitoring capabilities, said Mike Neil, general manager of the Redmond, Wash., software giant’s Enterprise Cloud division. “BlueStripe’s solution helps map, monitor and troubleshoot distributed applications […]

One of the biggest surprises at the Microsoft Windows 10 event on Jan. 21 was Surface Hub, a massive 84-inch, Windows-powered 4K touch-screen with video conferencing and whiteboard technology. Today, the company revealed when businesses can begin wall-mounting the device in their meeting rooms. Microsoft will begin taking orders on July 1, Mike Angiulo, corporate […]

Microsoft’s Cloud OS partner network is picking up steam and one of the first companies to launch a managed private cloud offering under the program is Chicago-based managed services provider Hostway. The small and midsize business (SMB) technology specialist today unveiled new virtual and dedicated private cloud services for businesses seeking “greater and granular control […]

Hewlett-Packard’s high-end Integrity Superdome X systems are primed to run Microsoft’s database, SQL Server 2014, the companies announced. The tech giants joined forces to produce a reference configuration for deploying the database platform on the business-critical server hardware from HP. Announced late last year, HP’s Integrity Superdome X (pictured) represents somewhat of a break from […]

Microsoft has released an update to its Office Web Apps, allowing users to carry on Skype for Business (formerly Lync) conversations without switching software. “You will now have the option to start an instant message, voice and/or video conversation with one or several of your colleagues right from the productivity of your inbox, OneDrive for […]

Microsoft continues to expand access to its online voice and video communications offering. Now, all users in the United States and United Kingdom can make Skype calls or conduct text chats directly in their Web browsers without downloading and installing a Skype client. “As we explained at the end of last year, Skype for Web […]

Windows 10 will feature built-in support for multiple desktops when it launches later this summer, but Microsoft isn’t banking on only that feature to help users organize their workspaces and stay productive. The advent of wide-screen monitors and Windows 7’s Aero Snap feature helped make it easier to work with two windows side-by-side. For example, […]

Microsoft is opening two new Azure data centers in Canada, the company announced this past week. The massive cloud computing facilities are set to open in Toronto and Quebec City in 2016. Quentin Kong, vice president of marketing and business development for Softchoice, an IT services provider serving North America, told eWEEK that the move […]

Yahoo is shutting down Maps. Nearly three years into Yahoo’s reinvention under CEO Marissa Mayer, formerly a high-ranking Google executive, the company is shuttering some services including Maps. In a second-quarter progress report posted on Tumblr on June 4—Yahoo acquired Tumblr for $1.1 billion in 2013—chief architect Amotz Maimon announced that Yahoo is closing down […]